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'''Koodalmanikyam Temple''' or '''Kudal Manikkam Temple''' / Koodalmanikkam Temple<ref>{{cite news|url=http://the-week.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?channelId=-1073750346&contentId=729841&programId=1073751467&tabId=2&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Koodalmanikyam Irinjalakkuda |work=Manorama Online |publisher=The-week.com |date=November 29, 2005 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref> is a [[Hindu]] [[temple]] which is situated in Manavalassery village, [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Trissur district]], [[Kerala state]], [[India]]. The temple comprises the main structure, walled compound with citadels, four ponds around the main structure where in one of the ponds is situated within the walled structure.
The [[Thachudaya Kaimal]] as "Manikkam Keralar"<ref>Epistles by Ananthakumara Swami, Thachudaya Kaimal Stanom, Published 1927 Irinjalakkuda India Office Records, London IOR/R/2/882/104 </ref> is the spiritual chief and the temporal ruler of the Koodalmanikyam Temple and its Estates. The line goes back to antiquity and is mentioned in the Skanda Purana. The temporal rights over the ancient temple, that is the office of the Kaimal (as opposed to "Manikkam Keralar") and the office of "Melkoyma", are widely believed to have been first held by =the Emperor of Kerala, Kulasekhara Perumal of the Chera dynasty which ruled in Southern India from c. 3rd century BCE–12th century CE<ref>See last entry in Nair Academy website http://www.nairs.in/bio_t.html</ref>. The temporal rights were also given to the family of the Thachudaya Kaimals of Kayamkulam in 1342 AD. Kayamkulam kingdom became part of [[Travancore]] during the period of [[Marthanda Varma]]<ref>http://www.godubai.com/gulftoday/articlearc.asp?aid=113418§ion=asia</ref> and since then, by tradition, the Maharaja of Travancore nominates a male kinsman of the Chirava Clan, from the family in Kayamkulam. "<ref>Epistles by Ananthakumara Swami, Thachudaya Kaimal Stanom, Published 1927 Irinjalakkuda India Office Records, London IOR/R/2/882/104 </ref> The Thachudaya Kaimals enjoy considerable immunities by law even in modern times such as being preceded by a personal escort of attendants with lamp and sword. The Ruling Chief has an escort of the Travancore Nayar Brigade. He has no acknowledged superiors and does not rise even in the presence of the King of Cochin, who is the head of the Kshatriyas of Kerala. The Maharaja of Travancore stands with his head bowed and the Raja of Cochin symbolically carries the palanquin of the Thachudaya Kaimal. The residence of the Kaimal is the Kottilakkal Palace in Irinjalakuda. The Arms of the Kaimal and that of the temple bear the insignia of a coiled conch-shell with the words 'Manikkam Keralar'.<ref>Who's Who in Madras 1934</ref>
Koodalmanikyam Temple is the only ancient temple in [[India]] dedicated to the worship of [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], the third brother of [[Rama]]. Today, the presiding deity of Koodalmanikyam Temple near Irinjalakuda is Bharata, the brother of Rama as a form of [[Vishnu]]. "Sangameshwara"(Lord of the Confluence) is another name associated with the deity at Koodalmanikyam.▼
With the 26th amendment of the Indian constitution in 1971, the Princely order in India was abolished and the Thachudaya Kaimals lost their ownership of the temple and its estates.<ref>http://www.godubai.com/gulftoday/articlearc.asp?aid=113418§ion=asia</ref> It is now managed by a Trust managed by the District Collector although a vestige of former power lies in his being the chief trustee of the temple.<ref>http://www.godubai.com/gulftoday/articlearc.asp?aid=113418§ion=asia</ref><ref>http://clr.kerala.gov.in/pdf/actsrules/KOODALMANICKAM_DEVASWOM_ACT.pdf</ref> However, no current members of the family in Trivandrum have staked claim to the position.
The temple is one of four in [[Kerala state]] that form a set called "[[Nalambalam]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/15/stories/2007071551420300.htm |title=Nalambala darsanam from July 17 |publisher=The Hindu |date=2007-07-15 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref> each temple dedicated to one of the four brothers in ''[[Ramayana]]'': [[Rama]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]]. ▼
The [[Devaswom]] then allotted land to accommodate institutions such as the [[Christ College, Irinjalakuda|Christ College]], and for public use to facilitate development activities in the region. Much land that belonged to Koodalmanikyam was subjected to encroachment.<ref>{{cite news|author=Girish Menon|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/05/stories/2010040553360400.htm |title=Recovery of temple lands bogged down |publisher=The Hindu |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref>
▲Koodalmanikyam Temple is the only ancient temple in [[India]] dedicated to the worship of [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], the third brother of [[Rama]]. Today, the presiding deity of Koodalmanikyam Temple near Irinjalakuda is Bharata, the brother of Rama as a form of Vishnu. The temple is one of four in [[Kerala state]] that form a set called "[[Nalambalam]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/15/stories/2007071551420300.htm |title=Nalambala darsanam from July 17 |publisher=The Hindu |date=2007-07-15 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref> each temple dedicated to one of the four brothers in ''[[Ramayana]]'': [[Rama]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]].
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